Flush-Mounted Water Heater Layout for Fast Uniform Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional water heaters require large spaces, are visually disruptive, and suffer from uneven heating due to their design, leading to inefficient energy use and prolonged heating times, making them unsuitable for compact installations like municipal housing and hotels.
Innovation Solution
A water heater design featuring parallel pipe sections connected by header pipes at right angles, with the same internal diameter, providing a robust and compact structure that allows for flush-mounted installation, efficient heat transfer, and rapid, uniform heating through a centrally located temperature control device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a single large storage chamber is used, then the water heater capacity is sufficient, but the heating becomes uneven and energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The water heater divides the storage chamber into multiple pipe sections (first, second, third pipe sections) arranged in parallel. Each section can be heated independently by heating devices, ensuring uniform temperature distribution throughout the water volume. This segmentation prevents the energy loss associated with heating large volumes of water unevenly while maintaining sufficient total storage capacity.
2Quantity of substance
If a single large storage chamber is used, then the water heater capacity is sufficient, but the heating time becomes prolonged
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the storage chamber into multiple pipe sections with independent heating devices, the system can heat multiple sections simultaneously rather than sequentially. This parallel heating approach significantly reduces the total heating time while maintaining the required water storage capacity, as each section reaches the target temperature independently and concurrently.
Solution Approach 2:
The multiple heating devices operate continuously and simultaneously across different pipe sections, ensuring that heating action is maintained throughout the entire water volume without interruption or sequential delays. This continuous parallel heating action reduces the overall heating time compared to single-chamber systems that must heat the entire volume in one sequence.
3Quantity of substance
If conventional water heater designs are used, then the storage capacity is sufficient, but the installation space required is large
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a conventional horizontal or bulky vertical tank design to a compact vertical arrangement of pipe sections. By organizing the pipe sections vertically and connecting them through header pipes at the top and bottom, the system achieves sufficient water storage capacity within a reduced horizontal footprint, allowing installation in spaces with limited horizontal area while maintaining adequate storage volume.
4Quantity of substance
If conventional water heater designs are used, then the storage capacity is sufficient, but the installation becomes visually disruptive
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical arrangement of pipe sections connected by header pipes creates a compact, space-efficient configuration that can be installed within wall cavities or concealed spaces. This dimensional reorganization allows the water heater to be hidden from view while maintaining sufficient storage capacity, eliminating the visual disruption associated with conventional exposed tank installations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design enables quick and even heating of water, reduces energy consumption, and allows for invisible installation in building walls, addressing the issues of space, aesthetics, and efficiency in water heating and cooling applications.
Implementation Method 1
a heating device which is arranged laterally from a free end face in a lower pipe section of the hot water storage tank
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a water heater (1; 1.1) for installation, particularly the vertical installation, in a building wall, comprising a housing (2) forming a closed storage interior space, wherein the storage interior space is formed by at least two juxtaposed pipe sections (3) having preferably mutually parallel longitudinal axes (4), which pipe sections at the two pipe ends (5) thereof are connected to each other by headers (6, 7), the longitudinal axes (9, 10) of which are disposed at an angle, preferably at a right angle, to the pipe sections (3). The pipe sections (3) and the headers (6, 7) are designed with the same inside diameter (11). In addition, a water heating module (100) comprising a water heater (1; 1.1) is provided.